Toby Samuel receives Wimbledon 2026 wildcard as Team Bath Tennis ace continues to rise up world rankings

Team Bath Tennis ace Toby Samuel will gain more Grand Slam experience after being awarded wildcard entry into the men’s singles main draw at Wimbledon 2026. It will be a second successive Grand Slam appearance for Samuel, coached by Ian MacDonald and Tiarnan Brady, after making his debut at the French Open last month. Samuel, who reached a new career high of 144 in the ATP world rankings this week, has been preparing for Wimbledon...

16 June 2026

FIFA World Cup official Adam Nunn acclimatises for US and Mexico heat and humidity with help from Team Bath Sport Science Centre

World Cup official Adam Nunn has once again been preparing for the high temperatures and humidity he will experience in the United States and Mexico over the next month by undertaking heat training sessions at the University of Bath. The Premier League and FIFA assistant referee, from Trowbridge, has been doing exercise and recovery sessions at the Team Bath Physio & Sports Science Centre in a plastic indoor chamber heated to more than 30 degrees...

15 June 2026

Stunning silver for Breakthrough student-athlete Poppy Clark as emerging Pentathlon GB stars excel at Budapest World Cup

University of Bath student Poppy Clark continued an excellent start to her senior pentathlon career when she won a stunning silver at the UIPM World Cup in Budapest, Hungary. Fellow Team Bath Breakthrough student-athlete Sebastian Forrest also earned a place on the wider podium after recording an impressive top-five finish on his first appearance in a men’s final. Biochemistry student Clark, who trains with Pentathlon GB at the University’s Sports Training Village, was making just...

14 June 2026

World Cup debutant, Aquatics GB Champs medallist and history-making rugby captain are latest Team Bath Rengen Athletes of the Month

Pentathlete Poppy Clark, swimmer Christian Ryan and rugby player Max Pearce are the latest winners of the Team Bath Rengen Athlete of the Month award. All three student-athletes study and train at the University of Bath, where they are supported in their dual careers by the Student Performance Sport Breakthrough scheme. [caption id="attachment_72985" align="alignright" width="292"] Poppy Clark with Rengen's Sarah Baker and University of Bath Director of Sport Stephen Baddeley, who is holding a Team...

09 June 2026

Ellie Ervine, Daisy Harrison and Lowri Windsor recognised in Team Bath Netball end-of-season awards

Ellie Ervine, Daisy Harrison and Lowri Windsor have joined Poppy Tydeman as winners of Team Bath Netball’s NXT Gen League end-of-season awards for 2026. Mid-courter Ervine received the Spirit of Bath award and defender Harrison was the Coaches’ Player of the Year, while wing-attack Windsor took the Most Improved accolade after making a big impression during her first year in Blue and Gold. Wales international Tydeman had already been named as Fans’ Player of the...

06 June 2026

Sporting scholar Ranjuo Tomblin records golden hat-trick as outstanding Artistic Swimming World Cup form continues in Spain

University of Bath sporting scholar Ranjuo Tomblin continued his outstanding Artistic Swimming World Cup form by claiming three more gold medals at Stop 4 of the 2026 season in Pontevedra, Spain. The first came in the mixed duet technical as Tomblin and Izzy Thorpe topped the rankings for a third time this year, this time with a score of 225.9034. Tomblin, a Sports Performance student who is supported by a Trendell Scholarship, added to his...

02 June 2026

Two more golds for Dimitri Coutya as Bath-based Brits win five medals at Para Fencing World Cup in Florida

University of Bath-based Dimitri Coutya took his gold-medal tally for the 2026 Para Fencing World Cup season to six by securing two more titles when Bradenton, Florida hosted the third competition of the year. The double Paralympic Champion claimed a third successive Category B foil victory in dominant fashion, conceding just 19 hits across three knockout rounds before defeating Thailand’s Chitipat Charoenta 15-4 in the final. That came a day after the pair had also...

01 June 2026

Mixed fortunes on the road as Team Bath Netball stun Lightning in magnificent style before being felled by Forest

Team Bath Netball concluded their 2026 NXT Gen League campaign with contrasting results in the East Midlands, winning spectacularly at Loughborough Lightning before slipping to a heavy defeat at Nottingham Forest. The Blue & Gold named the same starting seven for each match, with Daisy Harrison and Fans’ Player of the Year Poppy Tydeman combining in defence behind the mid-court trio of Ellie Ervine, Becca Hinkins and Lowri Windsor. Daisy Collett and Lucy Herdman led...

31 May 2026

French Open debut fuels Team Bath Tennis ace Toby Samuel’s ambition for more Grand Slam appearances

Team Bath Tennis ace Toby Samuel has set his sights on more Grand Slam appearances after making his debut at the French Open. Samuel, coached by Ian MacDonald and Tiernan Brady at the University of Bath, produced three outstanding performances to become only the fourth British man in 50 years to progress through qualifying and book his place in the main draw at Roland Garros. He faced world number eight Alex de Minaur and acquitted...

28 May 2026

Sporting scholar Matthew Ward named in Team Scotland ‘home’ swimming squad for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

University of Bath sporting scholar Matthew Ward will be proudly representing the host country at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games this summer after being selected in Team Scotland’s 25-strong swimming squad. It will be a first senior Games for Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering student Ward, who is Scotland’s most successful Commonwealth Youth after winning four gold medals and three silver at Trinbago 2023. The Bill Whiteley Scholar secured his place at Glasgow by setting a...

23 May 2026